Nederlanders houden zich voortdurend bezig met veiligheid, terwijl de statistieken daar geen aanleiding toe geven. Blijkbaar speelt er meer. Wie achter de droge cijfers kijkt, ontdekt dat veiligheid aan allerlei gevoelens haakt die gaan over een gebrek aan basisvertrouwen: vertrouwen in onszelf, in elkaar en in de toekomst. Daar ligt het onbehagen van juf Ank, de hoofdpersoon in de populaire tv-serie De luizenmoeder.

In antwoord op haar onbehagen gaat dit boek over veiligheid in termen van ...

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